M3.3 earthquake 12 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece

Magnitude

3.3 (Md, duration), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Tue, Dec 12, 2006, 1:40 PM GMT+2

UTC

2006-12-12 11:40:15 UTC

Depth

30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.600° N, 27.140° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000f02p. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Station coverage gap

157°

Stations used

4

• Rhodes, GreecePopulation 56,128. Forecast135 kmSW
• Irákleion, GreecePopulation 137,154. Forecast183 kmE
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast313 kmS

After

1. 3.633 km E of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Dec 16, 9:45 AM GMT+2 · 7230 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
2. 3.417 km N of Karpathos, GreeceMon, Dec 18, 3:42 PM GMT+2 · 7228 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
3. 4.632 km S of Fry, GreeceSun, Dec 24, 12:26 PM GMT+2 · 7222 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
4. 3.365 km S of Fry, GreeceThu, Dec 28, 12:50 AM GMT+2 · 7218 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
5. 2.917 km SSE of Fry, GreeceSat, Jan 6, 3:26 AM GMT+2 · 7209 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
6. 3.435 km NNE of Karpathos, GreeceSat, Jan 6, 2:00 PM GMT+2 · 7209 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
7. 3.534 km NNE of Karpathos, GreeceFri, Jan 12, 6:45 AM GMT+2 · 7203 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
8. 3.324 km SE of Mandráki, GreeceMon, Jan 15, 7:06 PM GMT+2 · 7200 days ago · 88 km deep · 99 km away
9. 3.218 km N of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Jan 18, 5:10 AM GMT+2 · 7197 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
10. 3.234 km N of Karpathos, GreeceMon, Jan 22, 9:20 PM GMT+2 · 7192 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
11. 3.435 km N of Karpathos, GreeceMon, Jan 22, 9:44 PM GMT+2 · 7192 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
12. 3.635 km NNE of Karpathos, GreeceTue, Jan 23, 2:18 PM GMT+2 · 7192 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
13. 3.010 km ESE of Émponas, GreeceWed, Jan 24, 10:58 AM GMT+2 · 7191 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
14. 3.129 km S of Mandráki, GreeceThu, Jan 25, 8:20 AM GMT+2 · 7190 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
15. 3.140 km ESE of Astypálaia, GreeceSat, Jan 27, 9:29 AM GMT+2 · 7188 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
16. 3.019 km WSW of Émponas, GreeceSun, Feb 4, 8:46 AM GMT+2 · 7180 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
17. 4.234 km WNW of Fry, GreeceThu, Feb 8, 9:21 AM GMT+2 · 7176 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
18. 3.28 km S of Palekastro, GreeceThu, Feb 8, 1:03 PM GMT+2 · 7176 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
19. 3.538 km NNW of Karpathos, GreeceSat, Feb 10, 12:15 AM GMT+2 · 7174 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

Before

1. 3.415 km N of Fry, GreeceSun, Dec 10, 7:56 AM GMT+2 · 7236 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
2. 3.418 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceFri, Dec 8, 11:25 AM GMT+2 · 7238 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
3. 3.026 km NW of Fry, GreeceWed, Dec 6, 8:59 AM GMT+2 · 7240 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
4. 3.559 km S of Fry, GreeceWed, Dec 6, 5:57 AM GMT+2 · 7240 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
5. 3.140 km S of Fry, GreeceSat, Dec 2, 2:00 PM GMT+2 · 7244 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
6. 4.4Crete, GreeceSat, Dec 2, 12:26 PM GMT+2 · 7244 days ago · 87 km deep · 82 km away
7. 4.022 km SW of Mandráki, GreeceThu, Nov 30, 8:45 PM GMT+2 · 7246 days ago · 122 km deep · 99 km away
8. 3.0Crete, GreeceThu, Nov 30, 4:13 AM GMT+2 · 7246 days ago · 32 km deep · 58 km away
9. 3.339 km N of Karpathos, GreeceSat, Nov 25, 10:45 PM GMT+2 · 7250 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
10. 3.58 km N of Fry, GreeceThu, Nov 23, 10:58 PM GMT+2 · 7252 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
11. 3.458 km WSW of Émponas, GreeceSat, Nov 18, 3:30 PM GMT+2 · 7258 days ago · 42 km deep · 53 km away
12. 3.231 km SE of Fry, GreeceSat, Nov 18, 11:02 AM GMT+2 · 7258 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
13. 3.657 km ESE of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Nov 16, 6:44 PM GMT+2 · 7260 days ago · 37 km deep · 68 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f02p. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:37 AM UTC.